BIO 370 - Exam 3 questions well
answered
the study of fossils from the time the organism dies until it is discovered - correct answer ✔✔
taphonomy
what happens to a fossil from the time it dies until it is buried - correct answer ✔✔ prostration
changes (chemical, physical, biological) to a fossil after burial - correct answer ✔✔ diagenesis
how rapidly a character in a species or lineage evolved over time - correct answer ✔✔ rate of
evolution
a between species measure of accumulated change - correct answer ✔✔ rate of molecular
evolution
the amount of variation in a species/population at a particular point in time - correct answer
✔✔ genetic variation
the amount by which the average fitness of a population is lowered due to genotypes that are
less fit than the genotype with the highest fitness - correct answer ✔✔ genetic load
the overall loss of individuals or reproductive capacity in a population while selection is acting -
correct answer ✔✔ cost of natural selection
all of the deaths or loss of reproductive capacity from selection is in addition to background
mortality - correct answer ✔✔ hard selection
answered
the study of fossils from the time the organism dies until it is discovered - correct answer ✔✔
taphonomy
what happens to a fossil from the time it dies until it is buried - correct answer ✔✔ prostration
changes (chemical, physical, biological) to a fossil after burial - correct answer ✔✔ diagenesis
how rapidly a character in a species or lineage evolved over time - correct answer ✔✔ rate of
evolution
a between species measure of accumulated change - correct answer ✔✔ rate of molecular
evolution
the amount of variation in a species/population at a particular point in time - correct answer
✔✔ genetic variation
the amount by which the average fitness of a population is lowered due to genotypes that are
less fit than the genotype with the highest fitness - correct answer ✔✔ genetic load
the overall loss of individuals or reproductive capacity in a population while selection is acting -
correct answer ✔✔ cost of natural selection
all of the deaths or loss of reproductive capacity from selection is in addition to background
mortality - correct answer ✔✔ hard selection
